peso

See also: Peso, pesó, pesò, and pêso

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peso.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪsəʊ/
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛso/

• Audio (Canada):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (UK) -eɪsəʊ, (Philippines) -ɛso

Noun

peso (plural pesos)

1. (historical) A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.
2. The circulating currency of various Spanish-speaking American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Uruguay) and the Philippines.

Synonyms

• adarme (former Spanish coin), Spanish dollar

Derived terms

• peso ley
• South Pacific peso

Related terms

• avoirdupois
• pansy
• pensive
• poise

Translations

currency

• Arabic: بِيزُو m (bīzū), بِيسُو m (bīsū)
• Asturian: pesu m
• Bikol Central: piso (bcl)
• Bulgarian: пе́со n (péso)
• Catalan: peso (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 比索 (zh) (bǐsuǒ), 披索 (zh) (pīsuǒ)

• Czech: peso (cs) n
• Finnish: peso (fi)
• French: peso (fr) m, péso (fr) m
• German: Peso (de) m
• Greek: πέσο (el) n (péso)
• Hindi: पेसो (peso)
• Japanese: ペソ (ja) (peso)
• Khmer: ពេសូ (peiso)
• Korean: 페소 (peso)
• Latin: pensum
• Macedonian: песо n (peso)
• Malay: peso (ms)
• Maori: peho
• Marathi: पेसो (peso)
• Persian: پزو
• Polish: peso (pl) n
• Portuguese: peso (pt) m
• Romanian: peso (ro) m
• Russian: пе́со (ru) n (péso)
• Spanish: peso (es) m
• Tagalog: piso
• Thai: เปโซ (bpee-soo)
• Turkish: peso (tr)
• Ukrainian: песо (peso)
• Yiddish: פּעסאָ m (peso)

Anagrams

• opes, pose, ESOP, epos, EOPs, poës, Poes, poes, OPEs, posé, Epos, POEs, EPOs, peos, PEOs, sope

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɛ.zu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈpə.zo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpe.zo]

Verb

peso

1. first-person singular present indicative of pesar

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛso]
• Rhymes: -ɛso
• Hyphenation: pe‧so

Noun

peso n

1. peso (any of multiple currencies)

Declension

Declension of peso (hard neuter // indeclinable neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	peso	pesa, pesos
genitive	pesa	pes, pesos
dative	pesu	pesům, pesos
accusative	peso	pesa, pesos
vocative	peso	pesa, pesos
locative	pesu	pesech, pesos
instrumental	pesem	pesy, pesos

Further reading

• “peso”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “peso”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “peso”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peso.

Noun

peso

1. (mexican) peso

Esperanto

Etymology

From Spanish peso.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeso/
• Rhymes: -eso
• Hyphenation: pe‧so

Noun

peso (accusative singular peson, plural pesoj, accusative plural pesojn)

1. (numismatics) peso

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeso/, [ˈpe̞s̠o̞]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Hyphenation^(key): pe‧so

Noun

peso

1. peso (currency; coin or note of one peso)

Declension

Inflection of peso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		peso	pesot
genitive		peson	pesojen
partitive		pesoa	pesoja
illative		pesoon	pesoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		peso	pesot
accusative	nom.	peso	pesot
	gen.	peson
genitive		peson	pesojen
partitive		pesoa	pesoja
inessive		pesossa	pesoissa
elative		pesosta	pesoista
illative		pesoon	pesoihin
adessive		pesolla	pesoilla
ablative		pesolta	pesoilta
allative		pesolle	pesoille
essive		pesona	pesoina
translative		pesoksi	pesoiksi
abessive		pesotta	pesoitta
instructive		—	pesoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of peso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pesoni pesoni accusative nom. pesoni pesoni gen. pesoni genitive pesoni pesojeni partitive pesoani pesojani inessive pesossani pesoissani elative pesostani pesoistani illative pesooni pesoihini adessive pesollani pesoillani ablative pesoltani pesoiltani allative pesolleni pesoilleni essive pesonani pesoinani translative pesokseni pesoikseni abessive pesottani pesoittani instructive — — comitative — pesoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pesosi pesosi accusative nom. pesosi pesosi gen. pesosi genitive pesosi pesojesi partitive pesoasi pesojasi inessive pesossasi pesoissasi elative pesostasi pesoistasi illative pesoosi pesoihisi adessive pesollasi pesoillasi ablative pesoltasi pesoiltasi allative pesollesi pesoillesi essive pesonasi pesoinasi translative pesoksesi pesoiksesi abessive pesottasi pesoittasi instructive — — comitative — pesoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pesomme pesomme accusative nom. pesomme pesomme gen. pesomme genitive pesomme pesojemme partitive pesoamme pesojamme inessive pesossamme pesoissamme elative pesostamme pesoistamme illative pesoomme pesoihimme adessive pesollamme pesoillamme ablative pesoltamme pesoiltamme allative pesollemme pesoillemme essive pesonamme pesoinamme translative pesoksemme pesoiksemme abessive pesottamme pesoittamme instructive — — comitative — pesoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pesonne pesonne accusative nom. pesonne pesonne gen. pesonne genitive pesonne pesojenne partitive pesoanne pesojanne inessive pesossanne pesoissanne elative pesostanne pesoistanne illative pesoonne pesoihinne adessive pesollanne pesoillanne ablative pesoltanne pesoiltanne allative pesollenne pesoillenne essive pesonanne pesoinanne translative pesoksenne pesoiksenne abessive pesottanne pesoittanne instructive — — comitative — pesoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pesonsa pesonsa accusative nom. pesonsa pesonsa gen. pesonsa genitive pesonsa pesojensa partitive pesoaan pesoansa pesojaan pesojansa inessive pesossaan pesossansa pesoissaan pesoissansa elative pesostaan pesostansa pesoistaan pesoistansa illative pesoonsa pesoihinsa adessive pesollaan pesollansa pesoillaan pesoillansa ablative pesoltaan pesoltansa pesoiltaan pesoiltansa allative pesolleen pesollensa pesoilleen pesoillensa essive pesonaan pesonansa pesoinaan pesoinansa translative pesokseen pesoksensa pesoikseen pesoiksensa abessive pesottaan pesottansa pesoittaan pesoittansa instructive — — comitative — pesoineen pesoinensa

Further reading

• “peso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• pose

French

Noun

peso m (plural pesos)

1. peso

Further reading

• “peso”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese peso, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum.

Noun

peso m (plural pesos)

1. weight
2. peso (unit of currency)

Derived terms

• peso molecular
• pesos e contrapesos
• pesos e medidas

Related terms

• pesar

Etymology 2

Verb

peso

1. first-person singular present indicative of pesar

Italian

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.zo/, (traditional) /ˈpe.so/
• Rhymes: -ezo, (traditional) -eso
• Hyphenation: pé‧so

Noun

peso m (plural pesi)

1. weight

Related terms

• pesalettere
• pesante
• pesare
• pesata
• pesiera
• pesista
• pesistica

Etymology 2

Deverbal from pesare +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.zo/, (traditional) /ˈpe.so/
• Rhymes: -ezo, (traditional) -eso
• Hyphenation: pé‧so

Adjective

peso (feminine pesa, masculine plural pesi, feminine plural pese)

1. (informal, Tuscan) heavy
2. (informal, Tuscan, figurative) oppressive

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.zo/, (traditional) /ˈpe.so/
• Rhymes: -ezo, (traditional) -eso
• Hyphenation: pé‧so

Verb

peso

1. first-person singular present indicative of pesare

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Spanish peso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.zo/
• Rhymes: -ɛzo
• Hyphenation: pè‧so

Noun

peso m (plural pesos)

1. peso

Anagrams

• epos, pose

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin pensum, via English peso and Spanish peso.

Noun

peso m (definite singular pesoen, indefinite plural peso or pesos, definite plural pesoene)

1. a peso (currency unit of several Latin American countries, as well as the Philippines)

References

• “peso” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin pensum, via English peso and Spanish peso.

Noun

peso m (definite singular pesoen, indefinite plural peso or pesos, definite plural pesoane)

1. a peso (currency unit, as above)

References

• “peso” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum, from pendō (“I weigh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpezo/

Noun

peso m (plural pesos)

1. weight
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, page 53r.:

     Et a tal uertud que ſi la ponẽ ſobre mill peſos de pez faz los feruir por ſu p̃p̃dat biẽ como si estudieſſen a fuego.

     And its virtue it such that if it is put over a thousand weights of pitch it lights them due to its property, as if they were on fire.

   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, page 79r.:

     La ſegunda es q̃ ſi beuiere om̃e della peſo duna dragma purga melanconia temprada miente ⁊ bien.

     The second is that if one were to drink of it the weight of one drachma, it purges black bile soon and well.

Synonyms

• pesadumbre f

Related terms

• pesado (“heavy”)
• pesar (“to weigh”)

Descendants

• Spanish: peso

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peso, from Old Spanish peso, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum, from pendō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.sɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛsɔ
• Syllabification: pe‧so

Noun

peso n (indeclinable)

1. peso (designation for specific currency)

Further reading

• peso in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• peso in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese peso, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum, from the verb penso (“to weigh”).

Alternative forms

• pêso (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.zu/

• (Porto) IPA^(key): /ˈp(j)e.zu/
• Rhymes: -ezu
• Hyphenation: pe‧so

Noun

peso m (plural pesos)

1. weight (force on an object due to the gravitational attraction)
2. heaviness (the condition of being heavy)
3. weight (object used for its heaviness)
   1. (weightlifting) weight (heavy object lifted for strength training)
   2. (athletics) shot (heavy ball thrown in shot put)
4. (figurative) weight (importance or influence)
   • 2008, Jorge Araújo, Pedro Sousa Pereira, Cinco balas contra a América, Editora 34, →ISBN, pages 29–30:

     — É claro que não... é claro que não — o aspirante a guerrilheiro baixou a bola da conversa. — Pensei que fosse um lapso, apenas queria chamar a atenção do camarada comandante — acrescentou com palavras vergadas ao peso da autoridade.

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5. (figurative) emotional pressure
6. (sports) weight class (subdivision of a competition based on the competitors’ weight)
7. (mathematics) weight (value that multiplies a variable)
8. (typography) weight; boldness (thickness of a character’s strokes)

Synonyms

• (heaviness): pesadez (less common)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “heaviness”): leveza

Derived terms

• a peso de ouro
• de peso
• dois pesos e duas medidas
• em peso
• pesão (augmentative)
• pesinho (diminutive)
• peso aderente
• peso atómico
• peso bruto
• peso específico
• peso leve
• peso líquido
• peso médio
• peso meio-médio
• peso meio-pesado
• peso molecular
• peso morto
• peso pesado
• pesozinho (diminutive)
• prematuro de peso
• valer o seu peso em ouro

Related terms

• pesado
• pesagem
• pesar

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish peso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.zu/, /ˈpe.su/, /ˈpe.so/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.zu/, /ˈpe.su/, /ˈpe.so/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.zo/, /ˈpe.so/

• Hyphenation: pe‧so

Noun

peso m (plural pesos)

1. peso (currency unit of Argentina, Chile, Mexico and the Philippines)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.zu/

• Rhymes: -ɛzu
• Hyphenation: pe‧so

Verb

peso

1. first-person singular present indicative of pesar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peso.

Noun

peso m (plural peso)

1. peso

Declension

Declension of peso

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	peso	pesoul		peso	pesoi
genitive-dative	peso	pesoului		peso	pesolor
vocative	pesoule			pesolor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeso/ [ˈpe.so]

• Audio (Peru):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: pe‧so

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish peso, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum, from pendō (“to weigh”). Doublet of the semi-learned pienso.

Noun

peso m (plural pesos)

1. (physics) weight (the force on an object due to gravitational attraction)
2. weight (a block of metal used in a balance)
3. weight class
4. peso (unit of currency)
5. weight (importance or influence)
6. weight, burden, load, brunt (pressure)
7. scales, scale (device used to measure weight)

   Synonyms: báscula, balanza

Hyponyms

• peso atómico
• peso bruto
• peso específico
• peso gallo (“bantamweight”)
• peso ligero (“lightweight”)
• peso medio (“middleweight”)
• peso molecular
• peso mosca (“flyweight”)
• peso muerto
• peso neto
• peso pesado
• peso pluma (“featherweight”)
• peso semipesado (“cruiserweight”)
• peso wélter (“welterweight”)

Derived terms

• aumentar de peso (“to gain weight”)
• aumento de peso (“weight gain”)
• caer por su propio peso (“to be self-evident, to be obvious”)
• con bajo peso (“underweight”) (adj.)
• de peso
• de su peso
• en peso
• ganar peso
• lanzamiento de peso
• perder peso
• peso del cuerpo
• quitarse un peso de encima (“to take a load off”)
• razón de peso (“compelling reason, strong reason”)
• sin peso (“weightless”)
• todo cae por su propio peso (“what goes around comes around”)
• valer su peso en oro (“to be worth its weight in gold”)

Related terms

• pensar
• pesa
• pesar
• pienso

Descendants

• → Amis: payso
• → Bikol Central: piso
• → English: peso
• → Basque: pisu
• → Cebuano: piso
• → Tagalog: piso
• → Navajo: béeso (“money”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

peso

1. first-person singular present indicative of pesar

Further reading

• “peso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpeso/ [ˈpɛː.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: pe‧so

Noun

peso (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐᜓ)

1. Alternative form of piso